First of the hobo nickels
Ten years ago was a lifetime ago it seems anymore. It was the beginning of 2014 and I’d been working in the web dept of the Home Depot. Jewelry making had been a hobby for awhile but this felt like the beginning of something different, something solid and all from a humble buffalo nickel.
After making the first indian head ring by cutting out the head from the nickel and putting it onto a half inch band then doing the same for the buffalo side of the ring. It was now in February that I’d gotten the first batch of hobo nickels. Shortly after getting them, Shane sent the pic of mercury dime that I’d asked him to do after I’d gotten the first batch of nickels. It would be the foundation of Silver Piston and still there today.
Silver Piston really does have a timeless Americana vibe that ten years later is still relatable to a lot of people. These pictures are the originals from Feb 2014.
